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Construction
Tubing
- 30 x 'S' : 1.57m x 22mm steel
- 40 x 'M' : 1.82m x 22mm steel
- 50 x 'L' : 1.86m x 22mm steel
Hubs
- 46x 40mm steel ring
- 25 x 6-way rings
- 6 x 5-way rings
- 15 x 4-way rings
Fasteners
- 7 mm wide zipties
Design decisions
- The dome will be 9m in diameter
- The tubes will be 22m steel tubes
- The inner ring of the hub will be a 40mm external diameter steel ring, with a height of 25 mm.
- The outer ring of the hub will be a 75mm external diameter PVC ring, with a height of 50mm.
- Both ends of a steel pipe will be equipped with a 8mm hole, with it's centerpoint located 8mm from the edge.
- The outer hub will be equipped with 24mm holes.
TODO
- Acquire missing tools needed
Settle on sizeSettle on tube diameterSettle on hub design- Determine total length of tubing required
- Find supply of steel tubing
- Design hubcap
- Print hubcaps
- Purchase tubes
- Select zipties
- Purchase zipties
- Cut tubes to required lengths
- Drill tube ends so zipties can be fitted
- Create assembly plan
- Assemble in back yard